Starting to almost get back into things here. The Japanese school summer vacation is almost over and I can start teaching heavy again. As a ....
26 Aug 10:03 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Where's Hawaii?....um (that's not cool..I took em over to the world map and let them handle their business) They ALL know where Hawaii is ;)....
22 Jul 9:54 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I tested the 3 person waterballon slinshots and it's a definite winner :) As long as the balloons are of reasonable size you can REALLY slin....
12 Jun 1:35 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Getting ready for the Eiken :)A couple more gifts from some students. Saki/Wakana, Keiko and Sho. Thanks :) The "Pen Wars" are about to eru....
18 May 11:16 am  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I used to complain about my schedule when I worked for someone else. Now i work for myself but I still complain cause the "Changing season" ....
7 May 2:11 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

.After 5 years of running my own School and watching some 20 or so ALT's come and go I have come to believe there are 4 kinds of ALT's 1. Th....
13 Apr 1:40 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I shocked em' by wipping out a big gun. You can't fake the funk and get by this test. Not if your in J.H. or 1st year H.S. This is guerrilla....
21 Mar 10:19 am  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The boys mid-level Elementary class played a kinda "Hybrid" game today. It's the PRIUS of board games without the nasty recall ;)The kid at ....
10 Mar 11:51 am  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Congratulations to all the kids who got on the "Top 10"!!The "shooter" ( part of an English game believe it or not ;)The Shooters partner. T....
2 Mar 2:50 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The grey days of February are really making me homesick for Hawaii. I'm looking forward to my return home :) Getting with the Valentine stu....
19 Feb 11:38 am  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

So I had a "fire sale" and knocked 40% of the regular price of the Bad Boy notebooks and BAM!! they were gone in a flash. One of the boys he....
10 Feb 3:48 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The store got so big last year I had to move it behind the "Ninja door" Most adult students probably have no idea it's even there.I bought m....
24 Jan 9:03 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Elementary school girls are stepping up a level as of now. I will no longer follow-up on regular questions. I expect their classmates to....
23 Jan 12:17 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent]